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[Charles Underwood (peacecalendar]

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Peace Calendar for December 2, 2008

Ongoing: Court watchers and supporters needed for numerous hearings and
appearances for RNC-charged people.  Further information and contact info
appears after the vigils section.

now to 12/12, Mon-Fri from 8 to noon and 1 to 4, Family Social Science of
the U of M sponsors Iraqi Art Project exhibit from the city of Karbala,
Iraq, 290 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave, St Paul.  612-625-6202.

11/14 to 12/4, film "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" about an unlikely
friendship between a Jewish boy imprisoned in a concentration camp and the
son of the Nazi commandant, Edina Cinema, 3911 W 50th St, Edina.
http://www.landmarktheaters.com (Ed has seen and highly recommends.)

11/14 to 1/11/09, Megan Rye's exhibit of paintings "Long Night's Journey
into Day," a surreal and ambiguous view of the Iraq war mostly through the
photos of her brother, Chambers Burnet Gallery, 901 Hennepin Ave, Chambers
Hotel, Mpls.  612-767-6900 or
http://www.chambersminneapolis.com/hotel-events/

Tuesday, 12/2, 10:30 am to 2 pm, Students for Justice and Peace hold Winter
Fair Trade Sale at U of St Thomas, including vendors like Coat of Many
Colors, Alsadu, Ten Thousand Villages and more, basement of Murray-Herrick
(the bldg with the clock on the front), St Paul.  ajalden [at] stthomas.edu

Tuesday, 12/2, 4:30 to 7 pm (meet at 2nd Ave and 8th St at 4:30 pm),
birthday celebration/campaign fundraiser for 2010 MN gubernatorial candidate
Susan Gaertner, who is also the Ramsey County Prosecutor pursuing charges
against the "RNC 8" and others for such crimes as "weaponized urine" and
other fanciful ideas from Sheriff Bob Fletcher, Minneapolis Club, 729 - 2nd
Ave S, Mpls.  Decorate the sidewalk with signs like "Conspiracy is a thought
crime," or "Free the RNC 8,"  or "Bob Fletcher pulls his evidence from his
weaponized feces factory."

Tuesday, 12/2, 7:30 pm, U of St Thomas hosts interfaith dialogue "Healing
Wounds and Building Bridges: An Interfaith Dialogue on Peace in the Hold
Land" with D.C. archbishop emeritus Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former
vice-president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis Paul Menitoff,
national director of Office of Interfaith and Community Outreach of Islamis
society of North America, and moderated by Justice, Peace and Development
director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops John Carr, auditorium of
the O'Shaughnessy Educational Center, 2115 Summit Ave, St Paul.
DWSMITH [at] stthomas.edu

Wednesday, 12/3, 12:45 pm, documentary film "Jerusalem: East Side Story,"
about the Israeli policy to drive Muslims and Christians out of the city,
Edina Community Library, 5280 Grandview Square, Edina.
http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Thursday, 12/4, 6 pm, film "Meeting Resistance," about reactions and actions
Iraqis have taken to occupation, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls.
(DATE CHANGED to 12/9.)

Thursday, 12/4, 7 pm, Macalester College Peace and Justice Committee/SDS
sponsor screening and discussion of film "Terrorizing Dissent," about the
siege of St Paul during the Republican National Convention, JBD Auditorium
(basement of Campus Center), Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave, St Paul.
http://TerrorizingDissent.org or http://minnesotasds.org/Macalester or
mpjcsds [at] gmail.com

Thursday, 12/4, 7 pm, panel discussion "U.S. Cuban Relations: Will Obama
Make a Difference?" with U of Havana prof Soraya Castro, St John/St Benedict
prof Gary Prevost and moderated by U of M prof August Nimtz, Benjamin
Lippincott Room, Social Science Tower room 1314, 267 - 19th Ave S, Mpls.

Friday, 12/5, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support of
the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

12/5 (3 to 9 pm) and 12/6 (9 am to 3 pm), annual craft sale to benefit
Friends for a Non-violent World, featuring food, music, entertainment,
handicrafts, Minneapolis Friends Meeting, 4401 York Ave S, Mpls
(intersection 44th and York).  612-926-6159 or 651-917-0383.

12/5 (6 pm) to 12/7 (5 pm), basic level Alternatives to Violence Workshop,
Hennepin County Women's Workhouse, 1355 Shenandoah Lane, Plymouth.
avperika [at] gmail.com or http://www.fnvw.blogspot.com

Saturday, 12/6, 10 am, DC-based Voices on the Border director Roddy Hughes
discusses "The 2009 Legislative and Presidential Elections in El Salvador
and the Role of International Observers," Resource Center of the Americas,
3019 Minnehaha Ave, Suite 20, Mpls.  http://www.americas.org

Saturday, 12/6, 9:30 refreshments, 10 am program, Middle East Peace Now
hosts Florence Steichen reporting on the Sabeel Conference in her talk "The
Nakba: Memory, Reality and Beyond," Southdale Library, 7001 York Ave S,
Edina.  651-596-1642.

Saturday, 12/6, 10 to 11:30 am, meeting Homeless Veterans for Peace,
Peacehouse, 510 E Franklin, Mpls.  Bob Heberle 612-789-9020.

Sunday, 12/7, 7:30 pm, panel "Solidarity Born of Love" about political
prosecution and incarceration from the perspective of family and friends
(including Jenny Esquivel, parnter of Green Scare prisoner Eric McDavid;
Aaron Zellhoefer of SHAC 7 prisoner Kevin Kjonaas's support committee; Fred
Peterson, husband of Sara Jane Olsen; and Leslie James Piekering, former ELF
spokesperson), 2615 E Franklin Ave, Mpls.  $5 to $15 suggested.
http://www.midwestgreenscare.org

Monday, 12/8, 5:30 pm, potluck with Women's International League for Peace
and Freedom co-presidents Nancy Munger and Laura Roskos, to talk about
future work for peace and justice, Elizabeth Shippee's condo, 1666 Coffman
St, #120, Falcon Heights.  FFI: marqu001 [at] umn.edu or 651-645-6992.

Monday, 12/8, 6 pm, meeting U.S. Labor Against the War, Merriam Park Library
1831 Marshall Ave, St Paul.  651-645-0295.

Tuesday, 12/9, 6 pm, film "Meeting Resistance," about reactions and actions
Iraqis have taken to occupation, Mayday Bookstore, 301 Cedar Ave, Mpls.
http://twincities.indymedia.org/event/

Wednesday, 12/10, 12:10 pm, student walkout against the war and for human
rights, in the Kirby Plaza of UMD and in the downstairs lobby of Tower Hall
at the College of St Scholastica, Duluth.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 12/10, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, special emphasis to commemorate Human
Rights Day, Marshall/Lake bridge over the Mississippi, Mpls/St Paul.  (100
orange jumpsuits and black hoods will be available for suggested donation of
$10.)  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Wednesday, 12/10, 5 to 7 pm, Macalester College sociology prof Khaldoun
Samman speaks on "The Colonizer's Time Machine and the Remaking of the
Middles East," examining the influences of Turkish Kemalism, Israeli
Zionism, Arab nationalism and Islamism, Social Science Building room 710,
267 - 19th Ave S, Mpls.  seif0056 [at] umn.edu or http://igs.cla.umn.edu

Wednesday, 12/10, 6 pm reception, 7 pm film and discussion, MN Advocates for
Human Rights celebrates 25th anniversary with free film "A Promise to the
Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman," Coffman Memorial Union Theater,
300 Washington Ave SE, Mpls.  http://www.mnadvocates.org

Wednesday, 12/10, 7 pm, forum of the history of CIA interventions around the
world, rom 333 of the Kirby Student Center, UMD, Duluth.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

Wednesday, 12/10, 7 pm, Polly Mann's script adapted from Virginia Woolf's
book "Three Guineas," performed by Erica Bouza, with Ed Felien as director
and featuring Eskit, St Joan of Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  Sliding
scale $10 to $25.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Thursday, 12/11, noon to 1:30, Macalester College sociology prof Khaldoun
Samman speaks on "Why Jewish and Arabic History Books are Stacked in Two
Different Sections of the Library Stacks," Nicholson Hall, room 135, 216
Pillsbury Dr SE, Mpls.  mediter [at] umn.edu or http://igs.cla.umn.edu

Thursday, 12/11, 7 pm, Northwest Neighbors for Peace sponsor film and
discussion of "Considering Democracy: 8 Things to Ask Your Representative,"
Parish Community of St Joseph, 8710 - 36th Ave N (corner of Book), New Hope.
763-546-5368.

Friday, 12/12, 9 to 10 am (or maybe 3 to 4 pm, depending on which part of
the website you read), Dean J Brian Atwood hosts a forum on the Russia and
Georgia conflict, with participants anthropology prof William O Beeman,
history prof Giancarlo Casale, poli sci prof Kathleen A Collins and
anthropology prof Martha Tappen, Wilkins Room, 215 Humphrey Center, 301 -
19th Ave S, West Bank U of M, Mpls.  http://www.hhh.umn.edu

Friday, 12/12, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support
of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

12/12 to 12/14, Alternatives to Violence Project training for facilators,
Stillwater Prison.  http://www.fnvw.org

12/12, 12/13 and 12/14, 8 pm, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus presents "Peace,"
Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 S 4th St, West Bank, Mpls.
http://www.tcgmc.org or 612-339-7664.

Saturday, 12/13, noon, march and rally against the Iraq war.  Assemble at
noon in front of the Whold Food Coop (610 E 4th St), then march to the
Central Hillside Community Center (Lave Ave & 4th St) for an indoor rally.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

Saturday, 12/13, 2 pm, Anti-War Committee sponsors Human Rights Day protest,
meeting at Walker Church, a quick outdoor rally, a march through the
Powderhorn neighborhood and end with an indoor rally, Walker Church, 3104 -
16th Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

Saturday, 12/13, 6 to 10 pm, Veterans for Peace holiday party, St Martin's
Table, 2001 Riverside Ave, Mpls.  John at 612-339-3898.

Sunday, 12/14, 6 to 8:30 pm, monthly meeting of Veterans for Peace chapter
27, St Stephens school basement, 2123 Clinton Ave S, Mpls.  John Varone
952-448-2665.

Monday, 12/15, 6:30 pm, free WAMM movie "Ground Noise and Static," about
independent media coverage of the DNC and the RNC, St Joan of Arc, Upper
Room, Parish Center, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

Tuesday, 12/16, 7 pm, MN Advocates for Human Rights sponsors free film
"Maquilapolis: City of Factories," about the big environmental, economic and
human rights problems surrounding Tijuana's maquiladoras and two women
trying to organize there, Riverview Library, 1 E George St, St Paul.
http://www.mnadvocates.org

Tuesday, 12/16, 7 pm, Mennonite Central Committee central states exec John
Stoesz speaks on "Everyone has the right to Return," concerning work in New
Orleans, Faith Mennonite Church, 2720 E 22nd St, Mpls.  612-521-1889.

12/18 to 12/21, play "All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914," about a
real event during World War I when opposing forces lay down their arms in a
spontaneous truce, Pantages Theater, 710 Hennepin Ave, Mpls.
http://www.hennepintheatredistrict.org/

Friday, 12/19, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support
of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

Friday, 12/19, 4 to 6 pm, Superior Iraq Moratorium Picket on corner of
Belknap & Tower Ave, downtown Superior.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

Friday, 12/19, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Duluth Iraq Moratorium Picket, in front of
the Coppertop Church on Mesaba Ave & Central Entrance, Duluth.
http://www.northlandantiwar.blogspot.com

12/19 (6 to 9 pm), 12/20 (9 am to 9 pm) and 12/21 (noon to 6 pm),
Alternatives to Violence basic level workshop, Friends for a Non-Violent
World, 1050 Selby Ave, St Paul.  $75 to $150 sliding scale.  avp [at] fnvw.org 
or
http://www.fnvw.blogspot.com  (Registration deadline, 12/17.)

Saturday, 12/20, 1 pm, sent an anti-war message for the holidays, anti-war
bannering, Walker Library, corner Hennepin and Lagoon, Uptown Mpls.
http://www.antiwarcommittee.org

Friday, 12/26, 4:15 to 5:30 pm, vigil to end US military/political support
of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, corner Summit and Snelling, St Paul.

Sunday, 12/28, 6:30 pm, "Out of the Darkness, Into the Light: A Candlelight
Service for the Children of Iraq and Other Child Victims of War," St Joan of
Arc Church, 4537 - 3rd Ave S, Mpls.  http://www.worldwidewamm.org

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            VIGILS

Every Sunday, noon to 1 pm, peace vigil at Summit and Snelling, St Paul.
651-699-8655.

Every Sunday, 1 to 2 pm, St Croix Valley Peacemakers sponsors peace vigil at
the Stillwater bridge, Stillwater.  www.stcroixvalleypeacemakers.com or
651-275-0247.

Every Monday, 4:15 to 5:15 pm, Vigil in downtown White Bear Lake at
intersection of Highway 61 and 4th Street.  FFI: www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Tuesday, 4 to 5 pm, Peace walk, carrying signs in both directions from
the corner of Hwy 241 and Co Rd 19 (across from St. Michael's Church), St.
Michael.  FFI: regofam [at] earthlink.net

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, Peace vigil at 98th St. and Lyndale,
Bloomington.  952-831-4276.

Every Tuesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm, peace vigil outside John Kline's office at
intersection of Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet, Burnsville.
family4peace [at] msn.com

Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (all year), east end of Franklin bridge over the
Mississippi River, Mpls. carolynbelle [at] pressenter.com

Every Tuesday, 5 to 6 pm (back to summer hours), Penn Ave just north of 394,
Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Mpls.  bnlberry [at] netscape.net

Every Wednesday, 7 to 8 a.m., Vigil at Alliant Tech, 7430 Flying Cloud
Dr,Eden Prairie.  FFI: http://alliantaction.org

Every Wednesday, noon to 1, peace vigil across from the post office,
Mankato.  richard.wintersteen [at] mnsu.edu

Every Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm (winter hours), Grandmothers for Peace
vigil, 50th and Halifax, Edina (just west of France). www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:30 pm (back to winter hours), Vigil to end the
occupation of Iraq, Lake/Marshall bridge over the Mississippi. 
www.worldwidewamm.org

Every Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 pm, Peace vigil over footbridge at 85th Ave N and
Hwy 252, Brooklyn Park FFI 763-566-8255

Every Wednesday, 6 pm, peace vigil at signal light on Hwy 169, Belle Plaine.
JoAnne, 952-873-3315

Every Thursday, 4:45 to 5:45 p.m., Vigil in front of Lockheed Martin, NW
corner of Pilot Knob Road and Yankee Doodle Road in Eagan.  FFI:
family4peace [at] msn.com

Every Thursday, 5 to 6 pm, Peace vigil at intersection of Bridge and
Fountain Streets, Albert Lea.  sjmoore [at] smig.net

Every Friday, noon to 1 pm, Anti-Recruitment vigil ³Our Children Are Not
Cannon Fodder,² off Oak St and Washington Ave, East Bank of U, Minneapolis,
612-379-4716. 

Every Friday, 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., Vigil to end the occupation of Palestine,
Snelling and Summit, St. Paul.  steichenfm [at] usfamily.net

Every Friday, 4:30, Red Wing Alliance for Peace sponsors a vigil at John
Rick park, Red Wing, followed by potluck and discussion on alternate weeks.
tuvecino [at] redwing.net

Every Friday, 5 to 6 pm, peace vigil at Lagoon and Hennepin, Uptown Mpls. 
FFI: WAMM. 

Every Saturday, 9 am, Peace walk, Fern and Hwy. 95, Cambridge.  (8 block
walk) ytpsund [at] yahoo.com

Every Saturday, 11 am to noon, peace vigil at corner of Bridge and River St,
Chippewa Falls, WI.  FFI: lagoclam [at] aol.com or 715-726-0365.

Every Saturday, 11 to noon, Minnetonka weekly peace demonstration, at Hwy 7
and 101.  Park in Target Greatland lot; meet near entrance fountain.
carydberg [at] comcast.net  (ALL MINNETONKA VIGILS ARE CANCELLED AFTER 12/20,
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.)

Every Saturday, noon to 12:15, Vigil at Bridge Square (Division and 4th),
Northfield.  billmcgrath52 [at] gmail.com

Every Saturday, 1:30 to 2:30 pm, Northwest Neighbors for Peace hoswt weekly
vigil on pedestrian bridge over Highway 55, just west of Winnetka, Golden
Valley.  carydberg [at] comcast.net

Every Saturday, 2 to 3 pm, Mounds View peace vigil, SE corner of Hwy 10 and
University Ave NE in Blaine.  vanka485 [at] aol.com or 763-717-9168.

(More vigils are listed at
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/takeaction/vigil/statevigils.html )

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RNC COURTWATCH DATES AND TIMES:
  Both trained court watchers and supporters are needed for all of these
appearances.  Some have nobody at all going as support.  Please email Bill
at rnccourtwatch (at) gmail (dot) com for more information.

12/2, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor arraignment at Public Safety Facility, 401 S
4th Ave, Mpls. before Judge Hopper.

12/2, 1 pm, 4 misdemeanor 1st appearance hearings, Ramsey County Courthouse
(15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Clark.

12/3, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Public Safety Facility, 401 S 4th Ave,
Mpls. before Judge Hopper.

12/8, 9 am, 1 gross misdemeanor omnibus hearing at Ramsey County Courthouse
(15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Wilson.

12/8, 9 am, 11 misdemeanor pre-trial hearings Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Fetsch.

12/8, 9 am, 1 misdemeanor pre-trial hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Monahan.

12/9, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Public Safety Facility, 401 S 4th Ave,
Mpls. before Judge Hopper.

12/9, 1 pm, 2 misdemeanor hearings, Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W Kellogg
Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Nathanson.

12/9, 1 pm 1 misdemeanor arraignment, Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W Kellogg
Blvd, St Paul, judge not known.

12/10, 9 am, 2 gross misdemeanor omnibus heariings and 3 misdemeanor
pre-trial hearings,  Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul,
before Judge Fetsch.

12/10, 9 am, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W Kellogg
Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Mondhan

12/11, 9 am, 2 felony pre-trial hearings,Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Flynn

12/11, 9 am, 1 misdemeanor pre-trial hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse (15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Clark

12/12, 8:30 am, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Public Safety Facility, 401 S 4th
Ave, Mpls. before Judge Hopper.

12/12, 9 am, 1 felony pre-trial hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Flynn

12/12, 9 am, 1 felony sentencing hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Rosas.

12/12, 9 am, 1 gross misdemeanor plea hearing and 1 misdemeanor plea
hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge
Fetsch.

12/12, 1 pm, 1 misdemeanor hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W Kellogg
Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Leary.


12/12, 1:15 pm, 1 felony omnibus hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W
Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Flynn.

12/12, 1:30 pm, 6 misdemeanor pre-trial hearing, Ramsey County Courthouse,
15 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, before Judge Fetsch.